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Devastating stellar storm seen on red dwarf star

A first ever detection of a coronal mass ejection from a small red dwarf could have big consequences for life on any nearby planets.This post was originally published on this site

Why refugees in Australia still face barriers to good jobs

Humanitarian migrants (refugees) in Australia remain significantly less likely to be employed than non-humanitarian migrants, even after five years of resettlement, largely due to employer discrimination rather than any shortfall in skills or language, a […]

In Minnesota farm country, a plan for a $4 billion data center takes root with vast wind, solar and battery projects

A power developer has a novel plan to build a $4 billion data center in rural southwestern Minnesota, as well as an armada of wind, solar and battery plants the company hopes will attract a […]

Social media research tool can lower political temperature—it could also lead to more user control over algorithms

A new tool shows it is possible to turn down the partisan rancor in an X feed—without removing political posts and without the direct cooperation of the platform.This post was originally published on this site

Instagram users overestimate their social media addiction, study suggests

Instagram users may overestimate the extent to which they are addicted to the platform, according to research conducted on 1,204 U.S. adults published in Scientific Reports. The findings suggest that for most social media users, […]

Astronomers capture an exceptional gamma-ray flare from a blazar

Astronomers have performed very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations of a gamma-ray loud blazar known as TXS 2013+370. The observations, posted November 19 on the arXiv preprint server, resulted in the detection of an exceptional […]

High-flying tech hits potholes in India’s Silicon Valley

In India’s tech capital Bengaluru, the morning “rush hour” lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy.This post was originally […]

EU could hit X with fine before 2025 ends

The European Union could fine Elon Musk’s X platform for breaking its digital rules by the end of 2025—two years into a probe that has tested the bloc’s resolve to police the online space.This post […]

A tale of two Europes: Model shows uneven progress toward sustainable development goals

European Union countries are progressing toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but not at the same pace.This post was originally published on this site

Red spider nebula photo taken by Webb

Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured never-before-seen details of the Red Spider Nebula, a planetary nebula, in this image released on Oct. 26, 2025. NIRCam is Webb’s primary near-infrared imager, […]